Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,663
Selected8,924
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Åström ekonomikommentator · Sveriges Radio | Selected | Commentator | Economics commentator at Sveriges Radio. | 5 | 7 |
| Kurt Bauer Historiker | Selected | Commentator | Austrian historian and non-fiction writer. | 5 | 7 |
| Liam Halligan columnist · Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Telegraph. | 5 | 7 |
| Maggie Jackson author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction essays, journalist and columnist. | 5 | 7 |
| Mhairi Black former SNP Deputy Leader and MP · Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Selected | Former official | Former SNP Deputy Leader and MP. | 5 | 7 |
| Nejra Macic sjeføkonom · Prognosesenteret | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Prognosesenteret. | 5 | 7 |
| Petri Roininen | Selected | Former official | Finnish politician, former chairperson (end of 2023). | 5 | 7 |
| Sophie Pedder Paris Bureau Chief · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. | 5 | 7 |
| Szymon Kardaś | Selected | Academic | University teacher at Institute of International Relations. | 5 | 7 |
| Tila Pronk Sociaal psycholoog en liefdeswetenschapper · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Social psychologist at Tilburg University. | 5 | 7 |
| Tom Baldwin former Labour Party adviser and author | Selected | Commentator | Former advisor to Labour Party, author. | 5 | 7 |
| Zongyuan Zoe Liu Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow · Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations. | 5 | 7 |
| Éric Sadin philosophe et écrivain | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist. | 5 | 7 |
| Peadar Tóibín Leader · Aontú | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader in office and TD. | 4 | 7 |
| Sebastião Bugalho comentador · SIC and Expresso | Excluded | Serving politician | Active political candidate (AD party lead). | 4 | 7 |
| Tomasz Terlikowski filozof, publicysta | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 7 |
| Torbjørn Røe Isaksen samfunnsredaktør · E24 | Excluded | Serving politician | Social affairs editor, E24, journalist. | 4 | 7 |
| Will Sommer author · The Bulwark | Excluded | Journalist | Author and reporter for The Bulwark, ambiguous role. | 4 | 7 |
| Bernd Ulrich Journalist · ZEIT | Selected | Commentator | Historian and deputy editor at Die Zeit. | 4 | 7 |
| Chris Stokel-Walker Journalist · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author of TikTok Boom book. | 4 | 7 |
| Gregorio Hernández divulgador financiero | Selected | Commentator | Financial science communicator, bestselling author. | 4 | 7 |
| Kelefa Sanneh writer · CBS | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author of books (The New Yorker, CBS). | 4 | 7 |
| Ana Santos Pinto investigadora · Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais | Selected | Academic | Female professor at Nova University of Lisbon. | 4 | 7 |
| Eddy van Hijum demissionair vicepremier · NSC | Selected | Former official | Demissionair vice-premier (former vice-prime minister). | 4 | 7 |
| Franz Vranitzky Bundeskanzler 1986-1997 | Selected | Former official | Former Chancellor of Austria. | 4 | 7 |
| Javier Gil Scientifique · CSIC | Selected | Academic | Scientist at CSIC. | 4 | 7 |
| Joost van Dreunen videogamemarktanalist · Bloomberg | Selected | Economist or consultant | Videogame Market Analyst at Bloomberg. | 4 | 7 |
| Margot Cleveland lawyer · New Civil Liberties Alliance | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer at New Civil Liberties Alliance. | 4 | 7 |
| Peter Sarris auteur · University of Cambridge | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Cambridge. | 4 | 7 |
| Vincent Hugeux spécialiste de l'Afrique · ESJ de Lille, Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Africa specialist at Sciences Po, also journalist. Primary role academic. | 4 | 7 |
| Ben Chu BBC Verify · BBC | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at Newsnight (economic analysis). | 4 | 7 |
| Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Regents Professor · University of Minnesota Law School | Selected | Academic | Regents Professor at University of Minnesota Law School | 4 | 7 |
| Iwona Wiśniewska ekspertka OSW · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW (Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich). | 4 | 7 |
| Andrea Moccia Geopop | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator, geologist and essayist. | 4 | 7 |
| Boris Heifets anesthesiologist and psychedelics researcher · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Anesthesiologist and psychedelics researcher at Stanford. | 4 | 7 |
| Christian Benedict Prof, Schlafforscher | Selected | Academic | Prof. Sleep researcher, university researcher. | 4 | 7 |
| Flore Vasseur Écrivaine, journaliste, réalisatrice | Selected | Commentator | Writer, journalist (author commentator). | 4 | 7 |
| Guillaume Ancel écrivain et auteur du blog « Ne Pas Subir » | Selected | Commentator | Writer and author of blog Ne Pas Subir. | 4 | 7 |
| Ilyaz Nasrullah Digitaal adviseur én tech-columnist · Trouw | Selected | Commentator | Tech columnist for Trouw. | 4 | 7 |
| Jia Tolentino writer · The New Yorker | Selected | Commentator | Writer at The New Yorker, author. | 4 | 7 |
| Juliane Schäuble USA-Korrespondentin der ZEIT · ZEIT | Selected | Commentator | USA political analysis correspondent. | 4 | 7 |
| Klaus von Dohnanyi Jahrhundertzeuge | Selected | Former official | Former mayor of Hamburg and minister. | 4 | 7 |
| Luis María Pardo abogado | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 4 | 7 |
| Marius Gonsholt Hov sjeføkonom · Handelsbanken | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Handelsbanken. | 4 | 7 |
| Mark van Vugt Evolutionair psycholoog | Selected | Academic | Evolutionary psychologist, university teacher. | 4 | 7 |
| Markus Brunnermeier Ökonomie-Professor · Princeton | Selected | Academic | Economics professor at Princeton University. | 4 | 7 |
| Peter Viggo Jakobsen lektor · Forsvarsakademiet | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Defence Academy (military academy/university). | 4 | 7 |
| Derk Walters Redacteur · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East editor, foreign correspondent. | 3 | 7 |
| Fionnán Sheahan journaliste · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Belfast Telegraph journalist, reporter. | 3 | 7 |
| Michael Bröcker Chefredakteur · Table Media | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Table Media, media information editor. | 3 | 7 |